Cinematic Zombie Movie RPG

In Outlive Outdead, you play a human fighting against the zombie apocalypse — until that character dies. Then you join the GM in hunting down the other PCs.

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Outlive Outdead Companion

Neanderthal zombies? Zombies in WWI? King Arthur vs. zombies? The Outlive Outdead Companion has several adventures, each in its own time period. Includes new rules, character options, and gear for each setting.

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Science Fiction, Religion, & Crime

Play in a futuristic world where religion is illegal — because angels, devils, and prayer are all real! Featuring the Effort System that allows you to decide how much to risk on each roll. Finally, you can play a level 5 Buddhist!

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New RPG in the works?

I’m a big fan of EN World Gameday, especially because my local version is held at the world’s greatest game store, Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. I always run a game or two. This year, I wanted to try some games I’ve never played before, so I agreed to run Shock and Lacuna, Pt. 1.

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Evil capitalism?

Do you think people will complain if we say capitalism is evil? When we decided to include Heaven and Hell in the game, we wanted to muddy the waters on what’s good and what’s evil. It would be too easy to say angels = good and devils = bad. Instead, we built an overall philosophy

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Chung, without the Wang

We’ve finished up the prayers for Chungism, the only religion we sort of made up. Sort of. When looking at the largest religions in the world today, “Traditional Chinese” always makes an appearance. (Unless you’re a fundamentalist who sees any religion other than your own as a cult. And if you are, why are you

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Level -2 Cleric?

What happens when you piss off a faith? You suffer. All characters in Triune have three classes: one for Heaven, one for Hell, and one for the Hegemony. As you play the game, you can level up in any of the three classes–it’s your choice. However, it comes with a price. If you gain experience

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How’s your fitrah today?

Islam is a complicated faith, especially when you don’t practice it but want to comb it for super powers. In Triune, characters have kewl powerz called prayers that are tied to a specific faith. For example, a level 1 Muslim can select “Ghowras’ Lesson – Cause one character to drop a weapon.” It’s based on

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Triune in three flavors

After some debate, brainstorming, and drinking, Happy Bishop Games decided to create three versions of the main rulebook for Triune RPG. This is not some attempt to follow Microsoft’s branding strategy of creating so many editions that you don’t know which one to buy. No, instead we are creating different versions for different audiences: Casual

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The Non-Existent Blue Line

What’s a warrant? What’s evidence, and how do you get it? When can the police shoot a guy? I thought these questions were easily answered, which means they weren’t. In Triune RPG, players take roles as enforcers–a special police unit dedicated to enforcing the Treaty of Pavonis Station and keeping angels, devils, and their human

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